Paint striper



Patented Oct. 8, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to paint stripers and has for its object to providea new and efficient paint striper to spread a thin or thick stripe ofpaint on any desired surface such as automobile bodies,

5 furniture et cetera.

A further object is to provide a paint striper which may be usedmanually and which may be drawn in either direction to paint a stripe ona surface and which striper is provided with vari- 10 ous width wheelsto give broader or thinner stripes as desired.

A still further object is to provide a paint striper having no manuallycontrolled valves, or other like features to clog and one Which will befree 5 flowing while in use in either direction.

These objects I accomplish with the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which similar numerals and letters of referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views and as 20 described inthe specification forming a part of this application and pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawing in which I have shown my device Figure 1 is a Verticaldiametrical section of the 25 device with the spreading wheel shown inelevation.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a section of the spreader wheel body.

Figure 4 is a side view of the adjustable guide 30 finger.

Figure 5 is a face view of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an end view of the spreader wheel and body support thereforWith the paint receptacle removed.

35 Figure '7 is a view of the wheel and support with a thin wheel andwasher shown in use.

Figure 8 is a face View of a washer used with a thin spreader wheel.

This application is an improvement on my 40 former patent applicationSerial Number 659,681, filed in the Patent Ofiice March 6, 1933,patented January 23, 1934, No. 1,944,224, for Striping devices, and inthis application I have provided a device which may be used for manyother pur- 45 poses than that of the former device and one which may beused to paint either thin or thick stripes.

In the drawing I have shown the paint receptacle A as a cylindricalchamber I, having the 50 top 2 closed and the bottom 3 constricted andswedged to form a central opening 4 therein,

' The body B of the device is made of a round bar of metal having thetop end step out at 5 and with the end tapered at 6, said tapered end 55t fit intothe opening 4 of the receptacle A. The

body B is provided with a transverse milled cut I therethrough ofsufiicient depth to encompass a spreader wheel or disk D. The wheel isheld in place in this slot within the body by a cross shaft 8 of thehandle wire 9. The shaft 8 fits into a tapered bore it and the shaft isalso tapered to be pressed thereinto and held by the taper thereof. Awell it is formed in the top end of the body to receive paint from thereceptacle and distribute it to the wheel D and the well is of 10sufficient depth to spread the paint onto the wheel in sufficientquantity for distribution from the wheel. Each side of the outer edgesof the slot or cut 7 is beveled at l2 to provide a cleaning Well for thedisk to clean any excess paint therefrom.

The handle wire 9 is extended out from the shaft 8 to form a curved loopbody [5 and the end is then bent back at right angles at 16 to provide ahandle or hand grip for the person us- 20 ing the device.

A guide finger I7 is adjustably secured to the loop I5 to be used toengage the edge of the Work being stripped or to berun along the edge ofa moulding or indentation to guide the (115- tributing disk or wheel Dand hold it parallel at all times to that edge over which the guidefinger is engaged.

The guide finger is made of a loop body l8 with a straight side is andcurved end 20, Which end 20 is that portion engaging the edge of thework.

A bolt 26] and nut 2| is used to secure the guide finger to the bodyloop I5.

When thinner lines are desired, the disk wheel D is removed bywithdrawing the shaft 8 and dropping the original wheel from the cut 7and a washer or spacer 23 is placed in the cut 1 said spacer having abore 24 therethrough to fit in alignment with the bore It] of the bodyB. A thin Wheel E is then placed in the remaining 4 space between thewasher and one side of the body B and the shaft 8 is again inserted intothe bore Ill. The device is then ready for use with the smaller wheel.

In some cases an entireextra body is made with a thinner cut thereacrossand a thinner wheel is permanently held in place therein and the entirebody B is removed from the paint receptacle and the extra body with thethinner disk inserted therein. This is a more costly manner of makingthin or thick stripes but is very efiicient. As shown in the drawing thedistributing wheel D is provided with the external edges thereofserrated at DI to spread the paint and engage the surface withoutslipping.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The operator fills the receptacle A with the desired amount of paint.The body B is then secured thereto by inserting the tapered end 6 intothe opening 4 of the receptacle A. The distributing disks are arrangedpreviously to the size desired and when the body is engaged firmly inthe receptacle A the device is ready for use. The operator grasps thereceptacle A between two fingers and the handle 9 in the curve of theother fingers of his hand. He then engages the guide finger onto theedge of the work and draws the entire device along the work. The paintis picked up from the well by the wheel and spread as desired.

Having thus described my invention I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim:

1. In a paint striper, the combination of a Wheel; a body having atransverse slot therein in which said wheel is carried; a removableshaft carried transversely of said body on which said wheel is rotatablymounted, with the end of the shaft extended and formed into a loop; aguide carried on said loop adjustable as to the distance from saidwheel; a removable paint receptacle to be used on said body with opencommunication between the receptacle and the Wheel.

2. In a paint striper, the combination of a cylindrical paint receptaclehaving an opening in one end thereof; a body having one end tapered tofit into said opening, said body having a well formed therein; a wheelcarried in a slot through said body in open communication with saidwell; a removable shaft passed transversely through said body on whichsaid wheel is rotatably mounted with the end of the shaft extended andformed to carry a guide; and a guide adjustably mounted to said shaft toguide the wheel along the surface being striped.

DELBERT J. DICKERSON.

